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This is about the pinnacle of tonearm technology - the linear tracker, because LP grooves are cut that way. The key to getting it to work is that the arm must be almost having negligible horizontal and vertical friction, so that the cart can trace the groove laterally and vertically, thus allowing the cart to perform its job without added resonances getting in the way. A simple and ingenious solution, this does not require high pressure pumps, rather a normal aquarium pump, and it works. While pump noise is always the bane of air-bearing tonearms, with a long tube, I located the pump just behind the door, thus removing the slight noise. Great stuff!

 

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My puny record collection lol :

 

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Turntable & Accessories:

Rega Planar 2 Turntable

Spacer ( for grado cart)

Grado Black cart

 

 

CD Player:

Nad C542 CD Player

 

 

Amplifiers:

Cyrus 8vs Intergrated Amp

Cyrus PSX-R

Cambridge Audio 640p

Antique Sound Labs MgHead

 

 

Speakers:

Kef iq5

 

Headphones:

Grado sr 60

 

Hifi Rack:

Partington Rack

 

Isolation Device:

Atacama Soundstage

 

Power Conditioner:

Xindak fs 1000

 

Interconnects:

Van Den Hul Integration

Canary starquard

Klotz

 

Speaker Cable:

Kimber 8tc

 

 

Power Cords:

Acoustics System

Eichmann eXpress series 2

Belden

 

 

Acoustic Foam

 

Pics are not really up to date cause since the time I posted the pics I have added in the belden powercord . So what do you guys think? Months in the making and I've finally completed my hifi journey. :) I know my setup's pathetic as compared to some of the rest here though but I hope it's entry level enough. :)

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Philips SHN 9500,

Sennheiser PXC 300,

audio-technica ATH-EW9,

Westone UM1,

Grado iGrado (White),

Creative Zen Aurvana,

Sony MDR-E888LP,

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Beyerdynamic DT990 Edition 2005

Beyerdynamic DT880 Edition 2005

Beyerdynamic DT880 Edition 2003

Beyerdynamic DT770 Edition 2005

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AKG K501 & AKG K601 & AKG701

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AKG K271 Studio & AKG K171 Studio

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Sennheiser HD650 & Sennheiser HD600

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Sennheiser HD555

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That is one extensive collection of cans!

 

What do you use for amps?

 

I'm using ATH-W5K/ATH-AD2K/ATH-A900LTD with ATH-HA5K, AKG Cans with G&W TW-J1, Grado/Alessandro Cans with Pro-Ject HEADBOX MKII/RA1 and the rest of the other Cans with AM 650 PRO Tube HeadAmp./Cambridge Audio AZUR 840A Intergrate Amp.

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I'm using ATH-W5K/ATH-AD2K/ATH-A900LTD with ATH-HA5K, AKG Cans with G&W TW-J1, Grado/Alessandro Cans with Pro-Ject HEADBOX MKII/RA1 and the rest of the other Cans with AM 650 PRO Tube HeadAmp./Cambridge Audio AZUR 840A Intergrate Amp.

 

hihi, u have the AM 650 PRO in Singapore? may i try? thx :blush:

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hihi, u have the AM 650 PRO in Singapore? may i try? thx :blush:

 

My AM 650 Pro is in by home country. Perhaps I can bring it with me next time when I come back to Singapore in someday this year.

 

I wish to know it is any regular gathering in Singapore? We do have a gathering every month in my country. So, in this Sunday my friends will play Wii and L3000G, GS1K, HD580, HD600 with some DIY Headamp, but so sad I can not attend the gathering this time.

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My AM 650 Pro is in by home country. Perhaps I can bring it with me next time when I come back to Singapore in someday this year.

 

I wish to know it is any regular gathering in Singapore? We do have a gathering every month in my country. So, in this Sunday my friends will play Wii and L3000G, GS1K, HD580, HD600 with some DIY Headamp, but so sad I can not attend the gathering this time.

 

L3000G? :drool: Only 50 sets in the world?! I admiring you guys. Is your friend's L3000G serial number 38? I am guessing something :smoke::shifty:

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L3000G? :drool: Only 50 sets in the world?! I admiring you guys. Is your friend's L3000G serial number 38? I am guessing something :smoke::shifty:

 

Sorry it is L3000 not L3000G and serial no. is 281.

 

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Latest update:

 

Got a new amp : Sanders ESL stereo poweramp

 

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Using the Denon A11 as the main digital source with Feet of Silence below

 

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Overall the system has been transformed! :thumbup:

 

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i go vintage for main setup :D

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below for play play listening... the cassette deck is part of the main setup...

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lastly for now, my headphone amp in my room...

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